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Recent Examples of leeway
Senators won’t get the same leeway to vote down the DHS bill but support the rest of the funding measures unless GOP leaders make a change.
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
While Maryland agreed to pause its pursuit of punitive action against prediction markets while legal proceedings fully play out, Nevada did not provide the same leeway.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While Michigan schools have some leeway in setting their academic calendars, the state requires at least 1,098 hours and 180 days of student instruction.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Secondly, please grant some leeway to people with small children.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
While Maryland agreed to pause its pursuit of punitive action against prediction markets while legal proceedings fully play out, Nevada did not provide the same leeway.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While Michigan schools have some leeway in setting their academic calendars, the state requires at least 1,098 hours and 180 days of student instruction.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Secondly, please grant some leeway to people with small children.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeway
Noun
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Rocky, meanwhile, wore a black double-breasted coat with a tie-waist, a spotty gray-blue shirt and coordinating patterned tie, navy slacks, square toe black loafers, a large Bottega Veneta tote, and Ray-Bans.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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The men’s and women’s T-shirts, jackets, jeans, sweaters, cardigans, underwear, slacks and parkas aim for functional rather than trendy.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tree cover is almost absent above 71 degrees north latitude, approaching the Arctic Circle, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Until now, any free-speech debates concerning sitting members of Congress have led to the conclusion that lawmakers ought to have—to borrow from former Chief Justice Earl Warren—the widest possible latitude to express themselves.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Leeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeway. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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